Transdural spinal cord herniation: A rare cause of neurologic impairment: Report of two cases and review of the literature.

Autor:	Gader G; Faculty of medicine of Tunis, University Tunis-El Manar, Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma and Burns Center, Ben Arous, Tunisia. Electronic address: ghassgader@gmail.com., Badri M; Faculty of medicine of Tunis, University Tunis-El Manar, Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma and Burns Center, Ben Arous, Tunisia., Rkhami M; Faculty of medicine of Tunis, University Tunis-El Manar, Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma and Burns Center, Ben Arous, Tunisia., Zammel I; Faculty of medicine of Tunis, University Tunis-El Manar, Department of Neurosurgery, Trauma and Burns Center, Ben Arous, Tunisia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	International journal of surgery case reports [Int J Surg Case Rep] 2022 Apr; Vol. 93, pp. 106951. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 17.
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.106951
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Herniation of the thoracic spinal cord is a rare pathology related to the genesis of a breach in the anterior dura. Adding to the previously published cases, we report our department's experience with 2 cases of young adults who presented with transdural spinal cord herniation following spinal trauma. Presentation of the Cases: We report the cases of 2 men aged 27 and 57, with history of spinal trauma, who presented diverse clinical complaints (motor impairment, genito-sphincteric disorders, etc.). Spinal cord MRI showed an anterior displacement of the spinal cord. Both patients were operated. Peroperative findings and radiological features were concordant with transdural spinal cord herniation. Discussion: Spinal cord herniation is a rare condition which is usually related to a misdiagnosed spinal trauma. Pathogenesis is still being debated. This condition may lead to a myelopathy potentially responsible for severe neurologic impairment, mainly presenting as a Brown-Sequard syndrome. Diagnosis is based on clinical and radiologic features on MRI. Surgical treatment is proposed when neurological signs are found. Long-term clinical and radiological monitoring is necessary for paucisymptomatic, non-operated patients. Conclusions: Based on the described cases, we tried to review the main clinical, radiological and therapeutic features related to this condition. (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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